In his foot-stamping screed following the legislative death of his party’s civilian disarmament measures in the Senate yesterday, the President predictably and liberally assigned blame to all the usual suspects. The NRA in particular. The gun lobby in general. If “Double Barrel” Joe had nudged Barack aside and taken the mic, he no doubt would have included the “black helicopter crowd.” But the editorial writers at the New York Sun see things a little differently. As they look at the wreckage the left’s anti-RKBA efforts have become, they see the culprit being much closer to home. As in city hall . . .
In their view, by placing himself at the head of the gun-grabbing chorus, Hizzoner presented the nation with a view of a disarmed America that galvanized opposition to anything the President and the media were trying to push.
He’s poured millions into the fight. He’s vowed to pour millions more. We understand how much the president resents the National Rifle Association and the gun lobby. But the NRA warned him of the fate of these measures all along. It understood that the issue in gun violence isn’t the size of the magazines. Or “assault” rifles. The issue isn’t background checks. But that’s not the problem, either. The real problem is that every senator comprehended that whatever measure might have been approved, it would have been certain to be used as but a stepping stone to the next restriction on Second Amendment rights.
That’s a sentiment you’ve probably seen expressed in a lot of the comments here yesterday. The fact that no matter how “reasonable” any of the Gun Control Industrial Complex’s proposals may appear to be, it’s all incrementalism. Part of the long game. Slowly turning up the heat under the frog until — poof! — law-abiding Americans wake up one morning and notice that their gun rights are gone.
Oh, and don’t forget the little matter of trust, either. Or the total lack thereof when it comes to discussing Second Amendment freedoms with anyone who calls himself a “progressive.” Sure, there are lots of liberal gun owners. And you’ll hear from them in these pages. As for those in positions of power, though . . .
The problem is that the neither Messrs. Obama, Bloomberg, nor Biden believe in the Second Amendment. Nor do any of their partners in politics, such as Senator Schumer. Not one of them has protested the over-regulation of guns in New York or any other state. Mr. Cuomo just tightened gun prohibitions in a state where Mother Teresa couldn’t get a pistol permit. Not even the most law-abiding, well-trained individuals can carry a gun in New York. The Second Amendment is not in force here. So people look at Bloomberg-land and ask, where is he leading us? Where does he want to go? The way we interpret the decision of the Senate yesterday is that it is saying, “not one more inch in that direction.”
Works for us. Other than those in the the most left-leaning precincts of the country, how many people who want to continue living their lives as they wish look at the New York City’s Bloombergian nannyism (with a big assist from Governor Cuomo at the state level) and think, “yep, that’s what I want here, too”?
So please, Mr. President. Spare us all the righteous indignation and histrionics. If you really want to know where to place the blame for the stinging defeats you suffered yesterday — besides the folks in your own party at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue — you’ll find him most days at 260 Broadway in lower Manhattan. Good luck with that.
Poor crypt keeper didn’t get to rid the country of all the evil death machines…so sad.
I agree the blame game will come best two falls guys for the fascist will be either Biden or Bloomberg.
Unrelated: are those ketchup/ mustard dispensers Bloomberg is holding? If not, they really should be.
I would buy a set for every person I know!
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“This is an unmitigated disaster.”
-God upon realizing he mistakenly created Obama
I see that photo and all I can do is imagine him making the toy guns jerk back and forth while quitely going “pew pew! pow pow pow!” under his breath.
I was thinking he wishes they were not red and yellow, but black and white instead. This way he could make some kind of racial comparison.
I really do wonder if they are ketchup/mustard bottles, though. How cool.
Bloomberg will be plastering false ads come the next election. We can’t afford to let our guard down, and we must vote for all those who support freedom
So you are saying that Americans are not going to buy, “if you like your current gun, you can keep your current gun.”
Something about fool me once…
Does Mickey know those aren’t real guns?
Hey Mikey, I have those too! Except mine are black.
Gents. Personally I’m getting sick of the predictable LEO and MIL bashing here. Didn’t you notice the Marines and cops running to the blast zone at Boston despite the fact that AQ IED tactics for subsequent bomb to catch responders is well known? And lets cut the crap on the coy racist comments. Just my two cents.
Staring right into the face of madness there.
Our president and several members of congress have wasted months of precious time attacking basic rights and principles that they should have been defending. And now that congress has finally, surprisingly done the right thing with their votes, the president has promised to push federal bureaucracy down the same failed road. So yes, it is a shameful day for Washington.
“I’m not sure if the bill itself will be brought up today or if Reid will back off and try to get more support through back room deals.”
Any ideas on what a “backroom deal” with a chance of passing might look like at this point?
If you need ammo, try Luckygunner.com. I purchased some just a couple of weeks ago and they seemed to have quite a bit of various kinds. Good Luck.
“Today’s vote is a damning indictment of the stranglehold that special interests have on Washington” said the spokesman for the SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP, Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
“It’s a game.”
Then take the D out of IDPA.
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TheYankeeMarshal had a good video on: how could the first african american president preach for mob rule when “90% support it” was the same arguement FOR segregation?
Boo hoo blumeturd, take a drink off a 60 oz soda & drop over dead you facist POS, your friend Randy
sorry no comment cept were can i get my FULL AUTO M-16???
BLOOMBERG is a special interest. The NRA is like 4 million people, many of which are us “little people”.
-D
Thank you, nutnfancy.
I have to say yes it has made a difference. I grew up in an anti gun family in Connecticut so my only means of enjoying firearms was through games and movies. Robocop and Aliens were by far the best gun movies of my childhood (IMO).
I have to admit though that most people I know who are big in to zombies do not care for guns though.
He has to show the sheep that he is powerfull otherwise the whole big daddy obama thing comes apart. There was no question he would do something, the question is how nuts is he going to get, Randy
Until more details are released it’s all just speculation, but I’ll just have to guess:
They had one black market pistol (close the black market loophole! [sarcasm]) and one realistically-proportioned BB pistol with the orange bits removed/painted over.
The real pistol was used to shoot the MIT police officer.
The other real pistol and AR-type rifle and additional ammo was taken from the MIT officer’s person/vehicle.
…but I guess we’ll have to wait until the sanctioned news report is released to find out.